Aerobic Exercise with Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay Diet Promotes Brain Cells’ Longevity despite Sex Hormone Deficiency in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of study participants.
Characteristics
Experimental group ()
Control group ()
value
Age (yrs)
0.74
Range
60.00-70.00
60.00-73.00
Height (cm)
0.97
Range
145.00-160.00
145.00-160.00
Weight (kg)
0.87
Range
67.30-99.60
67.50-98.30
BMI (kg/m2)
0.94
Range
30.00-39.50
30.10-39.70
Sex hormones
Estradiol (pg/ml)
0.99
Range
23.00-33.90
22.90-33.80
Total testosterone (ng/ml)
0.90
Range
0.25-0.55
0.24-0.54
Free testosterone (pg/ml)
0.42
Range
0.65-2.84
.66-2.86
SHBG (nmol/ml)
0.82
Range
20.40-39.10
20.20-39.20
Cognitive functions and functional level
RUDAS
0.55
Range
23.00-26.00
23.00-26.00
FIM
0.63
Range
90.00-111.00
90.00-111.00
BMI: body mass index; FIM: functional independence measure; RUDAS: Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale; SHBG: sex hormone binding globulin. Data are represented as (SD), which are statistically significant at .
